#49C579#49C579
#49C579 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.156 H 153.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #49C579 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 197, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(143, 52%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(143, 63%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.9%, 0%, 38.6%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.37, -51.34, 28.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.37, 58.60, 151.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.56% -0.1389 0.0704) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.56% 0.156 153.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1629, 42.7268, 24.9538) |
| Luminance | 0.4273 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 1.19
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 1.47
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.33
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.54
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.64
Soft Green
#6FC276
ΔE00 4.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#49C579 #C54995
analogous
#57C549 #49C579 #49C5B7
triadic
#49C579 #7949C5 #C57949
tetradic
#49C579 #4957C5 #C54995 #C5B749
square
#49C579 #4957C5 #C54995 #C5B749
split-complementary
#49C579 #B749C5 #C54957
monochromatic
#247041 #329E5C #49C579 #77D49B #A6E3BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#49C579 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.55
#49C579 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #49C579
9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##49C579 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##49C579 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.55 | 9.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B674
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5AA7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#13C3B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #49c579; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 197, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.156 153.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d7a0',
500: '#49c579',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #49c579; $custom-light: #88d7a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#49c579",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 197,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 143.226,
"s": 51.667,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73557,
"c": 0.15572,
"h": 153.1
},
"luminance": 0.42729
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#49C579
secondary
#D09ABB
accent
#4DA4DB
background
#F8FDF9
surface
#F0FAF2
border
#CBD3CC
text
#0D140F
muted
#7D837E